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Fail Snail 

A situation in which a person has failed but it takes them a really long time to realize why they failed.
Guy: "Ahahahaha"

Girl: "What did I do wrong?"

Guy: "Wow, you're really slow aren't you? You're a Fail Snail!"
Fail Snail by Tex-Mex Shawn C. September 23, 2010

Fail Snail 

The victim of a future (possibly fatal) fail that everyone but the victim sees coming a from mile away.
Rednecks are the largest known colony of fail snails.
Fail Snail by The Fail Farm March 4, 2011

sail fail 

A manuever pulled when a person easily fails something without very much effort or thought put into it.
That honors class was so hard that I just sail failed right though it.

Set Sail for Fail 

A term used as a warning of predicted impending failure. Generally the phrase relates to any situation where the outcome has been perceived as unlikey to gather the desired result (Fail) and yet still that course of action is chosen anyway due to either ignorance, arrogance or both.

The term is also known as "boarding the failboat". A Failboat representing the action/activity that is deemed to likely end in a Fail. Noobs tend to be the captains of such vessels.
Dude1: "Guys, I'm gonna drive, I really wanna drive."
Dude2: "You've had way too much of the juice man, why don't you let one of us drive?"
Dude1: "Don't be boring man, you know i'm a faster and better driver than you guys anyway" *Rushes to the car and into the driver's seat*
Dude3: "Set sail for fail guys."
Set Sail for Fail by SPiggs April 12, 2009
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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